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Every month this page features our staff picks of National Geographic
Society products and events. For more go to nglive.org.
PHOTO: BRIAN SKERRY, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC STOCK
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NG TODAY Start your morning with a delivery from National Geographic. This handy app
sends the best of our website to your iPad. Check out our editors' picks for photos of the day,
plus news and content from the magazine. Available free for the iPad on the App Store.
FIELD GUIDE TO THE WATER'S EDGE See the shore like
never before. Our guide to habitats along North America's
water systems includes rankings of the top beaches, rivers,
and Great Lakes destinations. In stores now ($21.95).
EASTER ISLAND Archaeologists Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo offer a
radical new history of Easter Island on June 21 at National Geographic
headquarters in Washington, D.C. For details visit nglive.org.
Field Test:
Mount Everest
Filmmaker Cory
Richards and moun-
taineer Conrad Anker
will take one route to
reach the top of Everest;
writer Mark Jenkins
will take another. Track
their daily progress
live on the National
Geographic app for the
iPad, or see highlights at
natgeo.com/oneverest.
BRIAN SKERRY'S OCEAN SOUL National Geographic
photographer Brian Skerry probes the world's oceans to
capture rarely seen creatures in unforgettable ways. This
exhibit, based on Skerry's book of the same name, is at
the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland,
Oregon, until July 10. Go to omsi.edu for ticket information.
Free Download
of the Month
Palenke Soultribe Palenke vs. Palenque
Colombian-born, L.A.-based collective Palenke Soultribe
reboots their electronic sound with funky Afro-Colombian
beats. Led by bassist Juan Diego Borda, keyboardist
Andres "Popa" Erazo, and drummer Andres Zuluaga, they
ride the wave of new Colombian cool to dance floors
worldwide. Download a song at natgeomusic.net/free.